Vodafone Foundations in Spain (€25,000), UK (£100,000*) and USA ($10,000) have allocated funds towards the Red Cross Appeals. The Foundation in the Netherlands and Ireland have each allocated €10,000 towards the appeal for funds, the Foundation in Czech Republic £10,000, and Romania €3,000. The Vodacom Foundation in South Africa has pledged £120,000 towards the deployment of medical teams to assist with the tragedy. In addition, The Vodafone Group Foundation funded partners Telecoms Sans Frontieres and World Food Programme have been utilising partnership funds to deploy to the country. Vodafone companies in Italy and the Czech Republic have also provided SMS facilities to a number of NGOs engaged in raising funds for the disaster.

* UK allocation made up of £25,000 to the Red Cross Appeal on 13/01, £75,000 to DEC appeal on 15/01

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